Chi Chiu Lau
Positions
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Contact Details
Qualifications
- PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011
- Mphil, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2007
- Bsc, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2003
Biography
Dr Lau completed his PhD study in 2011 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His PhD project was focusing on the molecular events that underline the stepwise progression of hepatocellular carcinoma, specifically looking at the underlying mechanisms of Hepatitis B virus-human fusion transcript controlling metastasis.
After receiving his PhD award, Dr Lau was joining his previous lab during his M.phil study and worked on the project to identify circulating microRNAs as a non-invasive biomarker of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) development. He was also focusing on investigating the roles of particular microRNAs during NPC carcinogenesis.
Dr Lau joined APCRC-Q in May 2012. His current research interest is to understand the cell cycle regulation during cancer development. He is also interested in the roles of cancer stem cells in prostate cancer.
Research interests
Cell cycle regulation during cancer development; roles of cancer stem cells in prostate cancer.
Top publications
- Lau CC, Ha WY, Yue PY, Chui SH, Chui AK, Wong RN. A high-throughput detection method for hepatitis B virus mutations in the Chinese population. Hong Kong Med J. 2008 Oct;14(5 Suppl):4-7.
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Lau CC, Yue PY, Chui SH, Chui AK, Yam WC, Wong RN. Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms in hepatitis B virus precore/basal core promoter region by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem. 2007 Jul 1;366(1):93-5.
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Ha WY, Lau CC, Yue PY, Hung KK, Chan K, Chui SH, Chui AK, Yam WC, Wong RN. Simultaneous detection of precore/basal core promoter mutations in hepatitis B virus using arrayed primer extension. Mol Diagn Ther. 2006;10(2):125-34.
